It's Sunday Morning

lyndausvi

Good morning.

The boys were out late last night or shall I say, until early this morning.  So I'm just here alone right now as everyone sleeps. 

 We are going to Jazz Fest later.   So while everyone else is getting their beauty sleep I'm trying to finish Fifty-Shades of Grey.    I'm not a fan.  It's just not my kind-of book. 

PetalPockets2012

I'm here trying to get myself motivated to go to the grocery store.

I also have a lot of cleaning to do. I wish FI would leave the house for an hour or two while I clean. I get more done that way and it makes me less cranky that he doesn't clean too much.

I just heard of that book the other day Lynda. I'm still not sure I know what it is about.

lyndausvi

http://photos.ellen.warnerbros.com/galleries/bad_wedding_photos#193873

These are hilarious. 

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I'm at work, making up for being out this coming Wednesday.

I've been reading The Lotus Eaters for like 3 months now. it's good, just also not my kind of book so it's taking me forever to read it. I made a little progress yesterday though.

PetalPockets2012

The one with he guy holding the picture of the bride in his hands is so weird and creepy.

lyndausvi

50 Shades of Grey is about a billion-arie who is in to S&M  starts to seduces a 20-something year old virgin. He wants her to sign a contract stating she will be his submissive.  But then she starts to seduce him into having a real relationship.  He has her sign a nondisclosure agreement, so she can't talk about details of the relationship.    There are a lot of detailed sex scenes.   It just becomes so boring to me after a while.  The punishment he gives her for being 'bad' makes me uneasy.     It's safe to same I'm boring and will not be in an dominatrix type relationship.

lyndausvi

so is the one where she is in his head

PetalPockets2012

Not sure that is my type of book either.

I've managed to get dressed so I'm off to the store.

[Deleted User]

Really detailed sex scenes bore me. I don't need to know all the graphics, they just distract me. My mom likes to read Nora Roberts books and I've read a good portion over the years since she has literally every single one ever written. Every sex scene is the same; I skip over them. I must be boring too.

baystateapple

Morning.  I'm hanging out before going to a fundraiser in MA with a friend.

I really dislike sex scenes in books.  That was the ONE thing I didn't like about The Bronze Horseman trilogy.  I loved the book, loved the characters, but the 70 page break for love scene upon love scene?  Not my thing.

lyndausvi

Her losing her virginity felt like it was 20 pages long.  Might have been because of my Kindle font setting, but damn enough already.

Maybe it's because I'm jealous?  It took a little time for me to get completely  comfortable  sexually.  She had 6 orgasms her first week.  2 her first time having sex.  I rolled my eyes.

baystateapple

Lynda, I truy believe that having perfect sex the first time is a complete myth made up by fiction writers.  Maybe it happens, but it's the exception, not the norm. 

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The (fiction) book I'm reading is about the Vietnam War. It focuses on a woman who was the first female war photographer and her plight in being accepted as one of the guys. But the author loves Vietman and the book focuses on that. So much detail about Vietnam landscapes that I don't care about.

Oddly enough, it just got interesting when she went into flashbacks and the woman having an affair with a married guy (short sex scenes though). The more I read, the less I like the main character. I like that she's flawed, but almost too flawed in some points to want to read more about her. I have a love/hate relationship with the book right now.

ski2play

I am boring too, beautiful day here in Western NY.  Hoping to get a lot of off my "to do" list.  FI's birthday is tomorrow so we are going out to a late lunch/early dinner later somewhere on the water.  I am leaning towards the Pelican's Nest because they have a live band around 4 pm.

Those wedding pictures are truly funny.  I was married the first time in 1986.  Yep, those pictures are reflective of the styles and what was going on in Weddind photography back then.  Yikers.

lyndausvi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_its-sunday-morning?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:dc39fec1-1e86-49bd-bbd9-86f1e0dffc73Post:b5650ab7-b895-4aa4-9134-fcf7789ada78">Re: It's Sunday Morning</a>:
[QUOTE]Lynda, I truy believe that having perfect sex the first time is a complete myth made up by fiction writers.  Maybe it happens, but it's the exception, not the norm. 
Posted by baystateapple[/QUOTE]

<div>So true.</div><div>
</div><div>And honestly I would believe it more if she had a relationship with this guy first and then they worked up to sex.  I can see how a virgin couple who had been together for a while would have the emotions to have prefect sex.  I had a tougher time believing a virgin who never had a date all the sudden jumping into bed with a billionarie having prefect sex.  It kind of sends a weird message.</div>

baystateapple

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_its-sunday-morning?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:dc39fec1-1e86-49bd-bbd9-86f1e0dffc73Post:e57437aa-7d54-4b74-b73e-9b29bf1d5045">Re: It's Sunday Morning</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: It's Sunday Morning : So true. And honestly I would believe it more if she had a relationship with this guy first and then they worked up to sex.  I can see how a virgin couple who had been together for a while would have the emotions to have prefect sex.  I had a tougher time believing a virgin who never had a date all the sudden jumping into bed with a billionarie having prefect sex. <strong> It kind of sends a weird message</strong>.
Posted by lyndausvi[/QUOTE]
And the reason why many people are all "That's it?" after they have sex the first time.

I remember being 12 (or thereabouts), stealing my mom's romance novels and flipping to the spicy scenes, which almost always involved a virgin having sex with an experienced man for the first time.  They were alllllll the same.  And perfect.  And ultimately, unbelievable.

lyndausvi

Ski - my first prom was in 86.  My prom dress reflects the time, but not as bad as my hair.   Oy.

NOLAbridealmost

OMG! those pictures are hilarious. I can't believe the one with the bride doing a keg stand. 

And poofy sleeves need to never, ever make a come back. 

baystateapple

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_its-sunday-morning?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:dc39fec1-1e86-49bd-bbd9-86f1e0dffc73Post:64e1cc68-f2ee-4027-9d6e-1314d9815955">Re: It's Sunday Morning</a>:
[QUOTE]OMG! those pictures are hilarious. I can't believe the one with the bride doing a keg stand.  And poofy sleeves need to never, ever make a come back. 
Posted by NOLAbridealmost[/QUOTE]
Or feathered hair.

Right before we got married, my sister gave me a photography book from the 1980's.  It specifically featured wedding photography.  It was an absolute scream. 

lyndausvi

did anyone notice the shoes on the BM's  with the flowered dresses?

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I think H and I have some pics that could join that list. But those are the pictures no one will ever see, ha.

crash2729

Good Morning. 

I'm up with Copper and he's being super attention-hungry right now. 

When H gets up we're going to clean house...but I'm kinda thinking I want to lay down again for a nap...Decisions, decisions..

polichik

Hey ladies! I'm on my way to take a train to San Mateo for my photoshoot, and I think I have the grumpiest cabbie ever :P But hey, it could be worse. I've seen the Bone Collector. And I want to know how exactly a woman is supposed to have two orgasms when losing her virginity, fiction book or not.

barrelbabe004

Morning.
H decided to clean the kitchen this morning and woke me up.  I'm trying not to complain though since he's cleaning and that's a rarity.

I'm thinking there's a nap in my future.

polichik

In Response to Re:It's Sunday Morning:[QUOTE]In Response to Re: It's Sunday Morning:In Response to Re: It's Sunday Morning : So true. And honestly I would believe it more if she had a relationship with this guy first and then they worked up to sex. nbsp;I can see how a virgin couple who had been together for a while would have the emotions to have prefect sex. nbsp;I had a tougher time believing a virgin who never had a date all the sudden jumping into bed with a billionarie having prefect sex. nbsp;It kind of sends a weird message.Posted by lyndausviAnd the reason why many people are all "That's it?" after they have sex the first time.I remember being 12 or thereabouts, stealing my mom's romance novels and flipping to the spicy scenes, which almost always involved a virgin having sex with an experienced man for the first time.nbsp; They were alllllll the same.nbsp; And perfect.nbsp; And ultimately, unbelievable. Posted by baystateapple[/QUOTE]Exactly. I blame books like that and Disney princesses for most unrealistic relationship expectations.

lyndausvi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_its-sunday-morning?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:dc39fec1-1e86-49bd-bbd9-86f1e0dffc73Post:468b09da-e449-4aa2-95d6-a88d646b083d">Re:It's Sunday Morning</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re:It's Sunday Morning:Exactly. I blame books like that and Disney princesses for most unrealistic relationship expectations.
Posted by polichik[/QUOTE]

<div>yep</div><div>
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</div><div>Good luck with the photo shoot. </div><div>
</div><div> DH hates photo shoots.  He just does not have the patience to sit through them.</div>

polichik

In Response to Re:It's Sunday Morning:[QUOTE]In Response to Re:It's Sunday Morning:In Response to Re:It's Sunday Morning:Exactly. I blame books like that and Disney princesses for most unrealistic relationship expectations.Posted by polichikyepGood luck with the photo shoot.nbsp;nbsp;DH hates photo shoots. nbsp;He just does not have the patience to sit through them. Posted by lyndausvi[/QUOTE]Thanks. And I can definitely understand that, since they're 90 percent just sitting around.

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I think Disney did the opposite for me, in a way. Rather than have unrealistic expectations, the Disney classics gave me hope that there were men in the world who treated the woman they loved, well, like a princess. With love and kindness. It was the kind of hope I needed when I was a kid.

polichik

In Response to Re:It's Sunday Morning:[QUOTE]I think Disney did the opposite for me, in a way. Rather than have unrealistic expectations, the Disney classics gave me hope that there were men in the world who treated the woman they loved, well, like a princess. With love and kindness. It was the kind of hope I needed when I was a kid. Posted by Seshat411[/QUOTE]I had never thought about it that way, Sesh. That's really cool. Was there a particular story that inspired you?

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I loved them all. I think I was partial to Prince Eric and Aladdin as far as the guys, but mostly I loved Belle, the whole idea of there being something better out there.

polichik

That's really cool. I always liked Belle the best as well. She seems to be the spunkiest, most independent of them. And Gaston was a truly awful villain.